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Rumored to be in line for the DC job under Harbaugh at Michigan.

He was special teams coordinator at Stanford under Harbaugh wasn't he?

MarkL wrote:He was special teams coordinator at Stanford under Harbaugh wasn't he?

Yes. Also the DE coach.

Would still love to see DJ on the BG sidelines again someday. If he ends up in AA for a few years, his resume will look awesome. Stanford, Florida, Michigan....love his defensive schemes.

heard Harbaugh is "getting the ol gang back together".....Andy Moeller at the Browns may be heading to AA, too.

I doubt DJ would take the job, but he'd look really good roaming the sideline in seal brown and burnt orange.

apollo wrote:I doubt DJ would take the job, but he'd look really good roaming the sideline in seal brown and burnt orange.

He's beyond the Head Coach job here now.

Yeah, if he's smart he'll stick with Harbaugh and get a BCS gig or jump to the NFL in 3-5 years.

Globetrotter wrote:

apollo wrote:I doubt DJ would take the job, but he'd look really good roaming the sideline in seal brown and burnt orange.

He's beyond the Head Coach job here now.

I disagree....HC at your alma mater? I think he would consider if offered down the road. Sometimes money isn't that BiG a deal for some guys.

Falconfreak90 wrote:

Globetrotter wrote:

apollo wrote:I doubt DJ would take the job, but he'd look really good roaming the sideline in seal brown and burnt orange.

He's beyond the Head Coach job here now.

I disagree....HC at your alma mater? I think he would consider if offered down the road. Sometimes money isn't that BiG a deal for some guys.

Maybe...don't know how much he loves bg.

The truth is that he would have to take a paycut I imagine, but if he wants to be a head coach at a big school he will need to get his first experience at a level like the Mac.

You can go from coordinator to head coach but typically those jobs aren't likely to be the ones he wants. It's a lot easier to succeed and make a name for yourself as head guy at bg than it is at say, Illinois or one of the other power 5 jobs that are largely set up to fail.

This year only one non power 5 guy got a head coach position in college football. One HS coach and one D2.

Buffalo Jeff Quinn Lance Leipold-Wisconsin-Whitewater HC
Colorado St Jim McElwain Mike Bobo-Georgia OC
Florida Will Muschamp Jim McElwain-Colorado St HC
Houston Tony Levine Tom Herman-OSU OC
Kansas Charlie Weis David Beaty-Texas AnM WR Coach
Michigan Brady Hoke Jim Harbaugh-49ers HC
Nebraska Bo Pelini Mike Riley-Oregon St HC
Oregon St Mike Riley Gary Anderson-Wisconsin HC
Pitt Paul Chryst Pat Narduzzi-Michigan State DC
SMU June Jones Chad Morris-Clemson OC
Troy Larry Blakeney Neal Brown-Kentucky OC
Tulsa Bill Blankenship Phillip Montgomery-Baylor OC
UNLV Bobby Hauck Tony Sanchez-HS Football
Wisconsin Gary Anderson Paul Chryst-Pitt HC

ESPN reporting DJ IS going to Michigan as the DC

Michigan has hired former Florida interim coach D.J. Durkin as its new defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN.com on Tuesday.

Scout.com was first among several media outlets to report that Durkin would be joining Jim Harbaugh's new staff.

The university has yet to confirm Durkin's hire.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/sto ... -durkin-dc" target="_blank

Globetrotter wrote:This year only one non power 5 guy got a head coach position in college football. One HS coach and one D2.

Buffalo Jeff Quinn Lance Leipold-Wisconsin-Whitewater HC
Colorado St Jim McElwain Mike Bobo-Georgia OC
Florida Will Muschamp Jim McElwain-Colorado St HC
Houston Tony Levine Tom Herman-OSU OC
Kansas Charlie Weis David Beaty-Texas AnM WR Coach
Michigan Brady Hoke Jim Harbaugh-49ers HC
Nebraska Bo Pelini Mike Riley-Oregon St HC
Oregon St Mike Riley Gary Anderson-Wisconsin HC
Pitt Paul Chryst Pat Narduzzi-Michigan State DC
SMU June Jones Chad Morris-Clemson OC
Troy Larry Blakeney Neal Brown-Kentucky OC
Tulsa Bill Blankenship Phillip Montgomery-Baylor OC
UNLV Bobby Hauck Tony Sanchez-HS Football
Wisconsin Gary Anderson Paul Chryst-Pitt HC

If you think Wisc. Whitewater is D-2, you're wrong...it's really a d-3 school...and Natl. Champs after beating Mt. Union again. ( same 2 schools have played in D-3 champ. Game in six of last 7 yrs. IIRC. Whitewater is a pretty big school too, not much smaller than many MAC schools, incl. BG. Buff. May have gotten a real winner in this guy.

Class of 61 wrote:Whitewater is a pretty big school too, not much smaller than many MAC schools, incl. BG. Buff. May have gotten a real winner in this guy.

There's two schools of thought. Does not being able to offer scholarships mean they will be unable to swim with the sharks and recruit competitively at the Division IA level or does it mean they'll be able to do even better once they have the carrot of the scholarship to dangle? I'd fall on the side of the latter and think it forces them to hone their player evaluation skills that much more. EMU is trying the same thing with a non-scholarship I-AA coach (went 2-10 this past year) and it will be fascinating to follow their respective paths.

mscarn wrote:

Class of 61 wrote:Whitewater is a pretty big school too, not much smaller than many MAC schools, incl. BG. Buff. May have gotten a real winner in this guy.

There's two schools of thought. Does not being able to offer scholarships mean they will be unable to swim with the sharks and recruit competitively at the Division IA level or does it mean they'll be able to do even better once they have the carrot of the scholarship to dangle? I'd fall on the side of the latter and think it forces them to hone their player evaluation skills that much more. EMU is trying the same thing with a non-scholarship I-AA coach (went 2-10 this past year) and it will be fascinating to follow their respective paths.

Wisconsin-Whitewater is a decent sized school, but it is significantly smaller than any MAC school. Whitewater has fewer than 11,000 undergraduates. I'm pretty sure all MAC schools have at least 18,000 undergrads.

Enrollment isn't everything. Notre Dame has only 11,000 or 12,000 students. Tulsa and Rice only have a few thousand. But, still, I'm not sure I would look at Whitewater as a peer institution. Maybe some day. Not now.